Chose cruise for ports of call over Christmas holidays so my family could come with us. Do not take this ship if you get seasick. It is too tall for waves and 1/2 the audience in the theatre was motion sick when the ship began to rock and roll when leaving Valletta for Barcelona. Horrid experience watching guests vomit in the theatre and walkways. Why put a cirque show on a high wave night...I am sure it was always cancelled every cruise. Cirque sonar was disappointing...we have seen three real cirque shows and sonar is a high school performance by the cheerleading squad. No other great shows on board. We found nothing to do after dinner and shows so we would go to sky lounge for a nightcap. Service was slow and poor...I could give the staff lessons. Never travelling on MSC again. Get the basic drink pkg otherwise you will pay for still water, even at dinner and lunch. Buffet is simply horrid, passengers are pushy and very rude by Canadian standards.